Tag: Jamaica’s Rising Star Intra Is Redefining Dancehall With “Whine It”

Dancing Alone with thinking silly’s “Small Town Syndrome”

Listening to “Small Town Syndrome” by thinking silly is an exercise in delightful contradiction. Dylan Morrison’s project, shaped here by the production hand of collaborator Margot Taylor, builds a sleek, propulsive chassis of dark pop and minimal techno, only to house an engine of pure, grinding ache. It’s the sound of someone forcing a smile so wide their face hurts, a dance track for...

Solin Anj”: Olivier Laurent’s Masterpiece of Muffled Truths.

Olivier Laurent’s new concept album, “Solin Anj”, doesn't so much play for you as it does around you. Listening feels like an act of accidental espionage on a life in progress. We are placed in the sonic womb, hearing the muffled arguments, ambitions, and affections of a world getting ready for our arrival. It’s an album that unfolds with the unhurried, jazzy cadence of...

Jamaica’s Rising Star Intra Is Redefining Dancehall With “Whine It”

And quickly making a name for himself, Intra, a new dancehall artist, from the exciting streets of Kingston, Jamaica, will be known for his...